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Handsome man, with a towel draped over his waist, relaxing in a sauna.
Daniel M. Jaffe

Writing About Sex

Whenever I’m developing a main character for a work of fiction, certain traits jump out at me immediately, as they do in real life when I meet someone for the

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Samantha Ryan

Finding Community

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, every other Monday at around precisely 6:35 pm, a group of about seven to ten writers gather regularly around the cozy mismatched furniture of the Shades of

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Author Sandra butler outdoors in Hawaii with lush tropical vegetation
Sandra Butler

Why I Write

I remember a writing teacher who began her class by saying there is an as-yet-unidentified part of the psyche that softens and opens when it hears the words “Once Upon

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Photo of author Gregg Shapiro with the cover of his new book, "How to Whistle: Expanded Edition"
St Sukie de la Croix

Interview with Author, Gregg Shapiro

LGBTQ historian, journalist and novelist, St Sukie de la Croix interviews Gregg Shapiro about his new collection of short stories, How to Whistle: Expanded Edition. Many of your stories in

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